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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Ancient Wizard of Misuse?? #35492 07/20/2001 5:00 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass OED2 adds (whimsically??) 3. attrib., quasi-adj. Stupidly conservative. 1680 R. Bolron Narrative 9 The Jesuits+are the most Zealous for the propagation of their Religion in their old Mumpsimus Way. 1821 Syd. Smith Wks. (1859) I. 330/2 All the fat and sleek people+the mumpsimus, and ‘well as we are’ people, are perfectly outrageous at being compelled to do their duty. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Ancient Wizard of Misuse?? andreaz 07/12/2001 7:12 PM Re: Ancient Wizard of Misuse?? Anonymous 07/12/2001 7:33 PM Re: Ancient Wizard of Misuse?? wwh 07/12/2001 9:15 PM Re: Ancient Wizard of Misuse?? Anonymous 07/12/2001 9:55 PM Re: Ancient Wizard of Misuse?? wwh 07/13/2001 12:32 AM Re: Ancient Wizard of Misuse?? Anonymous 07/13/2001 2:30 AM Re: Ancient Wizard of Misuse?? wwh 07/13/2001 12:02 PM Re: Ancient Wizard of Misuse?? wwh 07/13/2001 12:09 PM Re: Ancient Wizard of Misuse?? andreaz 07/20/2001 12:35 PM Re: Ancient Wizard of Misuse?? Marianna 07/20/2001 12:38 PM Re: Ancient Wizard of Misuse?? wow 07/20/2001 1:33 PM Re: Ancient Wizard of Misuse?? of troy 07/20/2001 2:17 PM Re: Ancient Wizard of Misuse?? Anonymous 07/20/2001 3:25 PM Re: Ancient Wizard of Misuse?? tsuwm 07/20/2001 4:22 PM Re: Ancient Wizard of Misuse?? belMarduk 07/20/2001 4:52 PM Re: Ancient Wizard of Misuse?? tsuwm 07/20/2001 5:00 PM Re: Mumpsimus wow 07/21/2001 4:06 PM Re: Ancient Wizard of Misuse?? of troy 07/13/2001 1:16 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,396 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 16 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,217 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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